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A Tokyo court has rejected a legal protest by the car industry executive’s lawyers over his prolonged spell in Japanese jail following his arrest on November 19.

The extension comes the day after Mr Ghosn and fellow Nissan executive Greg Kelly were formally charged with breaking Japanese financial laws by under-reporting Mr Ghosn’s pay by about 5bn yen (£35m) between 2011 and 2015.

Directors at the Japanese car giant deposed both men from their roles at a board meeting days after they were arrested on November 19 as the allegations against them emerged....